"We have interviewed more than 1,400 military and most of them confirmed that they had been subjected to torture to a greater or lesser extent. They were encouraged to join the enemy and cooperate with the Russian secret services," he said.

According to Tkachuk, the terrorists were particularly hard on Ukrainian scouts, troopers, gunners and members of the volunteer battalions.

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